Forensic Toxicology (eBook)

Introduction to Forensic Toxicology and the Value of a Nationwide Database; Forensic Pharmacology; The Role of Amnesty Bins in Understanding the Pattern of Recreational Drugs and Novel Psychoactive Substances Being Used Within a Locality; Contamination of Water with Drugs and Metabolites; Understanding the Utility of Analysis of Anonymous Pooled Urine from Standalone Urinals in Detecting and Monitoring Recreational Drug Use; Mephedrone and New Psychoactive Substances; Novel Psychoactives in New Zealand; Cannabis and Synthetic Cannabinoids; Khat - Chewing it Over: Continuing "Cultural Cement", Cardiac Challenge or Catalyst for Change?; Role of Analytical Screening in the Management and Assessment of Acute Recreational Drug Toxicity; Workplace Drug Testing; Current Issues in Human Sport Drug Testing: Clenbuterol, Erythropoietin and Xenon; Drugs and Driving; Alcohol Technical Defences in Road Traffic Casework; New Psychoactive Substances and the Criminal Law; Scheduling of Drugs in the United States; Drugs Legislation in New Zealand; User of Reference Materials in Toxicology; Nail Analysis in Forensic Toxicology; Hair Testing in Forensic Toxicology; Drugs in Oral Fluid; Sweat as an Alternative Biological Matrix; Smart Drugs; Substandard and Counterfeit Medicines; Detection of Drugs and Drug Metabolites from Fingerprints; Investigating Drug Metabolism of New Psychoactive Substances Using Human Liver Preparations and Animal Studies; Case Examples and Discussion